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curcubitacin

curcubitacin is the misspelling of cucurbitacin.

Meaning of cucurbitacin

Noun

cucurbitacin (plural cucurbitacins)

  1. Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

Questions about curcubitacin

What is curcubitacin the misspelling of?
Curcubitacin is the misspelling of cucurbitacin.

Words near curcubitacin in the dictionary

  1. Curci
  2. Curcio
  3. Curcios
  4. Curcis
  5. curcubit
  6. curcubitacin
  7. curculigoside
  8. curculigosides
  9. curculio
  10. curculionid
  11. curculionidous

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